MANILA, Sept 12 — The Philippines reaffirmed its position on the Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea even as it agreed with China to explore ways to lower the tension in area, its Foreign Ministry said today.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 — Issues related to the South China Sea should be handled via diplomatic channels, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

BEIJING, Sept 2 — China urged the European Union to be “objective and fair”, and careful with words and actions on issues in the South China Sea, after the bloc remarked on an incident that occurred over the weekend.

BEIJING, Sept 1 — The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming Coast Guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea yesterday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in the vital waterway.

BEIJING, Aug 30 — China's Coast Guard has urged the Philippines to stop sending missions to resupply a vessel near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, warning that such "adventurous actions" could trigger unspecified incidents.

MANILA, Aug 16 — The Philippines has sought to assure China that the presence of a United States (US) intermediate-range missile system on its territory posed no threat to China and would not destabilise the region.

MANILA, Aug 11 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has condemned the Chinese air force's actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions "unjustified, illegal and reckless".

MANILA, Aug 11 — The Philippines and China traded accusations yesterday following an encounter between their aircraft over a contested area of the South China Sea.

ISTANBUL, July 29 — The foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries today expressed “serious” concern over the situation in the East and South China Seas, according to a joint statement issued at the end of their meeting in Tokyo, Anadolu Agency reported.

VIENTIANE, July 26 — Malaysia, as the country coordinator for Asean-China Dialogue Relations, will intensify efforts to finalise the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

VIENTIANE, July 25 — Malaysia has called for all parties to honour international and maritime law to minimise the influence of external powers in the South China Sea, said Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

VIENTIANE, July 25 — Asean met here yesterday to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool tensions in the South China Sea, days ahead of a gathering of top diplomats from the world’s biggest powers.

MANILA, July 21 — The Philippines and China have “reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement” for resupply missions to a beached naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement today.

HANOI, July 19 — Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations (UN) for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

BEIJING, July 13 — China has rebuked the European Union (EU) over a statement about the South China Sea, saying the bloc ignored historical and objective facts of the issue and "blatantly" endorsed what it called the Philippines' violation of its sovereignty.

TAIPEI, July 12 — Taiwan is closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.

MANILA, June 24 — The Philippines will continue with resupply missions to troops on an atoll in a disputed part of the South China Sea despite Chinese Coast Guard vessels deliberately disrupting a mission last week, said its Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro.

HANOI, June 23 — United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink has said the situation in the South China Sea is deeply concerning and that China's recent actions in the disputed waterway are "deeply destabilising".

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia and China have agreed to resolve disputes in the South China Sea by peaceful means, through friendly consultations and negotiations, in accordance with the universally recognised principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

MANILA, June 18 — A Philippine Navy sailor suffered "serious injury" after what the country's military called "intentional-high speed ramming" by the Chinese Coast Guard during a resupply mission in the South China Sea.